Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Charleston-North Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $164.00 to $595.40, with a median of $379.70. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90846, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$164.00MUSC Medical Center
Median$379.70half pay less
Highest$595.40in this market
Difference3.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $164.00Highest $595.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC HB FAM PSYCHOTHERAPY-W/O PATIENT $164.00 $328.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC OP Family Tx WO Pt Ppresent 50min $595.40 $916.00 35%
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Inpatient: lowest $164.00, median $379.70, highest $595.40 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $379.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Family psychotherapy without the patient present is a session of about 50 minutes where a therapist meets with family members to work on issues affecting the patient's treatment. It is often used in child and adolescent care.

What the price covers

The price covers the session with family members. Any separate individual sessions for the patient are billed on their own.